Christ blood covers a multitude of sins: so why the thorn in the flesh, not considered covered as well; instead of holding any individual intresidant or accountable, until they meet face to face??? Where is the "Mercy Rule" to takeover; literally???
But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an EVANGELIST, make full proof of thy ministry.
John 9:4
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
John 5:17
But Jesus answered them, My Father works, and I work.
Mark 6:5
And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
Acts 21:8
...and we entered into the house of Philip the EVANGELIST, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.
A "publisher of glad tidings;" a missionary preacher of the" "gospel ( Eph. 4:11). This title is applied to Philip ( Acts 21:8)," who appears to have gone from city to city preaching the word "(8:4, 40). Judging from the case of Philip, evangelists had" "neither the authority of an apostle, nor the gift of prophecy," nor the responsibility of pastoral supervision over a portion of "the flock. They were itinerant preachers, having it as their" special function to carry the gospel to places where it was previously unknown. The writers of the four Gospels are known as the Evangelists.
Isaiah 52:7
How beautiful upon the mountains are the FEET of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; see Rom. 10:15
1 Peter 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and BE READY always to GIVE AN ANSWER to every man that asks you a reason of the hope that is IN YOU...
John Chapter 15
18 If the world hate you, ye know it hated me before it hated you.
19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I HAVE CHOSEN YOU out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
20 ...If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
Matthew 9:37
Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;
Richard, may the Spirit grace us with HIS wisdom and His understanding.
When Christ returns with his saints to rule and judge this world then we will see:
Isaiah 26:9 With my soul I have desired in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I speak early: for when thy JUDGEMENTS are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world WILL LEARN RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Revelation 17:16-17 And the ten horns (overcomers, judges) which thou saw on the beast (man who does not have the name of their Father written in their forehead) shall hate the whore (those unfaithful to Christ their husband) and shall make her desolate and naked (judgement), and shall eat her flesh (judgement), and shall burn her with fire (judgement).
(vs 17) For God has put in their hearts to fulfil his will (turn the other cheek, love your enemies), and to AGREE (with him), and give THEIR KINGDOM unto the beast, until the words of God be fulfilled.
Revelations 15:4 ..... for ALL NATIONS shall come and worship before thee; for thy JUDGEMENTS are made manifest.
Psalms 67:7 God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.
Isaiah 52:10 The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of the God.
"Behold My Servant" says The Lord of Our Lord. He is King, Servant, Man and God. I pray Christ Jesus, My Rock and My Redeemer. My Shield and My Refuge. Cover Your Children My Lord with Your mighty Wing and suffer no temptation to bring us down to the lusts of our flesh. In Thee Lord is our path to life and Thou are The Only Door. All other beliefs in the temporal world rest upon men's works, but not so with Our Lord, for He is The Only Righteous One to perform His work. And His work is accomplished for us and His Grace to us is sufficient.
Isaiah 52 Is filled with prophetic messages of hope faith and instructions on how to conduct ourselves as Christians to be prepared of his coming. The world cannot see these messages because of the Spirit of delusional thinking that it easier to believe wrong over right. Henceforth they will be consumed if they do not altar their ways and thoughts and return back to Jesus the Saviour who takes away the sins of this world. The Church has closed its eyes and placed them on political and business as is the order of worship. But many still seek to do good and await the forthcoming of our Risen Saviour. Be ready my friends he's on his way back. God bless you all.
Lord Bless and Keep Them in the Center of Your Will - In Reply on Psalms 70 - 4 years ago
Isaiah 32:17
"The work of righteousness will be peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever."
Isaiah 52:7
"How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who proclaims peace, who brings glad tidings of good things, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, 'Your God reigns!'"
Isaiah 54:13
"All your children shall be taught by the LORD, and great shall be the peace of your children."
Isaiah 55:12
"For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace; the mountains and the hills shall break forth into singing before you, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands."
Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope."
Jeremiah 33:6
"Behold, I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth."
Mark 4:39
"Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, 'Peace, be still!' And the wind ceased and there was a great calm."
Luke 1:79
"To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."
Romans 5:1
"Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ."
Romans 8:6
"For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace."
Romans 14:17
"For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit."
Mishael to you: in my 68 yrs on earth; a misunderstanding is an opportunity to apologize; give anD receive comfort. Smile.
The heart of the Lord is Mercy.
Grace is unmerited favor. We don't deserve it, but God gives it to us anyway.
My prayer: it takes just the right conditions for the sky to make triple rainbows.
He is the soon and coming King, and every eye will see HIM! This will be a huge, global event. Every knee shall bow...to Him be all praise and glory! HOLY HOLY Holy is He. Israel will say blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
This is Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God, God the Son himself. What verse 14 is saying is that He did not resemble a man because of his torture. That is how much He loves us.
"The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God." The word spoken by the LORD when He came down to see the city and the tower, must be completely filled up; and then shall the end come: and every eye shall see Him, and the whole earth shall wail because of Him. Then shall Israel be converted and know the LORD!
Aavtar: 60 years ago churches had revivals in barns,tents,people out and about preaching the gospel,knocking on doors.They have at least 3 services a week. At the same time TV was catching on.Laws being passed
Today most churches are dead just one big social club. They say this is the US,we don't get persecuted. If they confess Christ before man,they would be persecuted, JUDGMENT IS COMING
Aavtar Singh; What you say is so true and powerful, but I'm afraid that the vast multitudes in the West have no idea nor any desire to know the horrible reality of the nature of the world we live in. Most can only relate to what you say as if it were far away from ever touching them; so they can't be bothered with it. Many use ignorance and indifference to deceive themselves about what faith is.
Political laws n powers along with zealots from the mus lim communitities stops many from sharing n preaching the good news. But it is not so in the US or Europe yet many in these parts are moving away from church of Christ. Its can b confusing to those of us who live in a distant continent where death by the mu slims for preaching or sharing is real.
Brianna vs. 7; In context to the rest of this chapter, we carry the words of redemption and restoration to a world that cannot yet see it to so. The Spirit by which we live and speak and conduct our lives, is given into our hearts from above, for the very purpose of giving hope to all who are lost here below. We are Ambassadors of Christ, charged with His Words and His Business, while we are here.
We should welcome those who are preaching about the good news of God's kingdom. This was a commandment from Jesus to do so, and today very few are meeting that call to action. Being able to boldly proclaim the good news is a feature of God's people. Who are going and preaching about the Bible?
Vs. 11
Spiritual cleanness. Put simply, keeping spiritually clean means not mixing true worship with false. When the Israelites left Babylon to return to Jerusalem, they were to heed this inspired exhortation: “Get out of there, touch nothing unclean! ( Isaiah 52:11) The Israelites were returning home primarily to restore Jehovah’s worship. That worship had to be clean. Ours needs to be clean too
Partridge Mutiso John on Revelation 18 - 8 years ago
This city of Babylon is the various false religions and false prophets who mislead believers into believing them just like beautiful cities and harlots or prostitutes! The bible calls it the Mighty Babylon. In 2Cor6:17 and Isaiah 52:11 warns us to flee before time is up!
ISAIAH 52:2 The revelation in this verse 2 of Isaiah 52 is that there was provision that GOD has already provided for the people for the freedom from the bands, the yoke, and the mess of the enemies but yet the Nation, the Sons and the daughters of zion, or the church could not activate this deliverance provision just the same way Moses was complaining with an instrument of power and breakthrough in his hand. In other word, there are certain level of satanic and demonic power, infact the bible says all powers of the enemies that GOD has put them under our foot and yet some believers stil allow those defeated powers of darkness to hold them captive as a result of ignorance. I therefore implore all christians to wake up and take their stand,execise their authorities, enforce their power over their enemies and their deception and oppression. A man in honour or authority that understandeth not is like the beast that perishet.
Weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning, this chapter truly awoke me to the intentions of God where his people are concern not only historical but present, it is time the church awake
the lord god go before thee meaning when the steps of a righteous man are ordered by the lord god he will direct, lead and guard them and the word of god continue to say that also the lord said in his word that he will be our rear guard meaning he will be our protection at our back covering us, in short i can say when god walk before a man he also protect a man
The multiplicity of traditions in Judaism and Christianity reveal Christ. As individuals draw nearer to the heart of their own traditions they view the other traditions more clearly and begin to see Christ in one another 's traditions. For some this is a fearful or an awesome experience. For some this is a jubilant realization. These traditions sing together at their highest points. From these high places of Zion lovers of truth and divine judgment are able to see eye to eye. They get a foretaste of the jubilance that will soon fill the whole earth.
Jesus wants us to prepare for our salvation. He feed us with his heavenly manna the word of God Blessed are those who drinks the living water for they will be never thirsty. For so many who were called but only few are choosen. God loves us so much as Jesus have already redeemed us on the cross so that we will have life in abundance. God is washing away our unrighteousness and cleanse our sins. Thanks be to God for the precious blood that shed for us. We must obey God 's words as Jesus is so faithful to his promises that he will never everl leave us nor forsake us. Trought Christ everything is possible. Be still and know that Jesus is our Savior, we must love him and keep his words until rapture.
Notice it is go out of "her ". That is the harlot of Revelation 17, MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. This is very alive and present in various religions, eg. Kaballah,etc. The real Israel will be delivered out of her grip.
Many times we run way ahead of God and ruin what he had planned. We are always in a hurry to get things done. God knows what is ahead, he 's got everything under control. We should learn to follow the footsteps of our great Commander. We need to be really patient and wait while he inspect the grounds for our own safely.
2 Corinthians 4:17
Hebrews 11:25
James 5:10
Isaiah 48:10
Psalms 22:24
James 1:27
Hopefully these are helpful
But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an EVANGELIST, make full proof of thy ministry.
John 9:4
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
John 5:17
But Jesus answered them, My Father works, and I work.
Mark 6:5
And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
Acts 21:8
...and we entered into the house of Philip the EVANGELIST, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.
A "publisher of glad tidings;" a missionary preacher of the" "gospel ( Eph. 4:11). This title is applied to Philip ( Acts 21:8)," who appears to have gone from city to city preaching the word "(8:4, 40). Judging from the case of Philip, evangelists had" "neither the authority of an apostle, nor the gift of prophecy," nor the responsibility of pastoral supervision over a portion of "the flock. They were itinerant preachers, having it as their" special function to carry the gospel to places where it was previously unknown. The writers of the four Gospels are known as the Evangelists.
Isaiah 52:7
How beautiful upon the mountains are the FEET of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; see Rom. 10:15
1 Peter 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and BE READY always to GIVE AN ANSWER to every man that asks you a reason of the hope that is IN YOU...
John Chapter 15
18 If the world hate you, ye know it hated me before it hated you.
19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I HAVE CHOSEN YOU out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
20 ...If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
Matthew 9:37
Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;
When Christ returns with his saints to rule and judge this world then we will see:
Isaiah 26:9 With my soul I have desired in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I speak early: for when thy JUDGEMENTS are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world WILL LEARN RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Revelation 17:16-17 And the ten horns (overcomers, judges) which thou saw on the beast (man who does not have the name of their Father written in their forehead) shall hate the whore (those unfaithful to Christ their husband) and shall make her desolate and naked (judgement), and shall eat her flesh (judgement), and shall burn her with fire (judgement).
(vs 17) For God has put in their hearts to fulfil his will (turn the other cheek, love your enemies), and to AGREE (with him), and give THEIR KINGDOM unto the beast, until the words of God be fulfilled.
Revelations 15:4 ..... for ALL NATIONS shall come and worship before thee; for thy JUDGEMENTS are made manifest.
Psalms 67:7 God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.
Isaiah 52:10 The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of the God.
"The work of righteousness will be peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever."
Isaiah 52:7
"How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who proclaims peace, who brings glad tidings of good things, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, 'Your God reigns!'"
Isaiah 54:13
"All your children shall be taught by the LORD, and great shall be the peace of your children."
Isaiah 55:12
"For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace; the mountains and the hills shall break forth into singing before you, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands."
Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope."
Jeremiah 33:6
"Behold, I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth."
Mark 4:39
"Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, 'Peace, be still!' And the wind ceased and there was a great calm."
Luke 1:79
"To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."
Romans 5:1
"Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ."
Romans 8:6
"For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace."
Romans 14:17
"For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit."
Mishael to you: in my 68 yrs on earth; a misunderstanding is an opportunity to apologize; give anD receive comfort. Smile.
The heart of the Lord is Mercy.
Grace is unmerited favor. We don't deserve it, but God gives it to us anyway.
My prayer: it takes just the right conditions for the sky to make triple rainbows.
The best prayers are said on your knees.
This is Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God, God the Son himself. What verse 14 is saying is that He did not resemble a man because of his torture. That is how much He loves us.
Today most churches are dead just one big social club. They say this is the US,we don't get persecuted. If they confess Christ before man,they would be persecuted, JUDGMENT IS COMING
Spiritual cleanness. Put simply, keeping spiritually clean means not mixing true worship with false. When the Israelites left Babylon to return to Jerusalem, they were to heed this inspired exhortation: “Get out of there, touch nothing unclean! ( Isaiah 52:11) The Israelites were returning home primarily to restore Jehovah’s worship. That worship had to be clean. Ours needs to be clean too